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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02

THE B. & Z. r. R.-Thc annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road Company was held in Baltimore yesterday
Reports were presented, showing operations for
the year ended December 81 The gross re-
cepts were $1,335. e44.29, and the expcn,ea
1922, 1869 leavirgas net earnings 1912, 647 40.
Compared with 1885 there was al increase in
gross earnings of $40 80 80, equal to 96.100 per
cent, aud an increase in expenses of SOD, G45 OS,
or 11-1O0 per cent. The decrease in net earn
ings was Sl1, S92. 90, or $1,000 per cent The
directors elected for next year are Frank Thorn
son, George Small, w. r.. Walters. B. F. New
comber, Z. ]. Henklc, Samuel Cox, jr, and r D.
Barclay. The officers are eden Bowie, President
Frank Thomson, Vice President; John S Leib
Treasurer; James 2. Kerr, Secretary,
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CHIHUAHUA, Mex, June "a terrible
panic prevailed hero yesterday afternoon
in the Catholic Cathedral, caused by the
falling of a candle setting fire to one of the
affairs The day being religious holiday
the church was crowded to overlooking,
principally with women and children. AT
the sight OF the smoke the crowd became
frantic and The usual scenes ola terror strick.
on struggling mass Of humanity followed.
Several children were killed and quite q
number Of women severely injured. The
scene Mt the main entrance of the church
was ptiful 10 behold Women and child
rem were lying about, crying with pain,
while the doctors were doing their utmost
to resuscitate the sufferers. The official
reports of the number killed are not obtain
able at the present writing.
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Outrage.

SrEELvILLE, Mo-, June 2.-Robt Ora
watt an old man, As years of age, commit
ted horrible outrage yesterday upon Mrs.
Lucinda Ball, widow, formerly his BROTH
er's wife, The fend went to the lady's
house near Keysville, Crawford county, and
assaulted her. A terrible struggle ensued.
The woman fought desperately until her
body was mass of bruises and her cloth
ing was torn from her person. The brute
finally choked her into insensbility and &C.
complished his purpose. When the neigh
bors aroused by her screams, reached the
scene, they found the blood flowing from
her nose and mouth indicating the desper-
ate nature of the struggle. Gravatt was
captured to-day and is now in Jail here.
He admits his guilt.
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EXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE ..

THERE MUST be some fair and just and
reasonable men among the knights OF labor.
Rnt if there be, how they can endorse, or
even acouiesce in, the action of their fellows
in attempting to prevent Capt. Davis, q
moor. but brave and gallant ex-Confederate,
from being captain of toe steamer Excelsior
and earning living for his dependent fam
ily, simply for the reason that he doesn't
belong to their party, is hard to understand.
Tue know nothings were denounced ana
oroperly, for their attempted cstracism o'
f,raipn born citizens and Catholics, but their
action WAS merciful compared with that re-
ferred to, the outrageous tyranny OF when
exceeds any thing ever perpetrated under
the most despotic governments OF the OLD
world. and is utterly Incompatible
with the existence OF free institutions. Inc
knights complain of the oppression OF the
law and the cruelty of employers but II
there ever was.a case in which more unjust
oppression and more heartess cruelty were
manifested than in that referred to, 1t mas
escaped observation.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 2, 1887.

Especial correspondence OF Inc AleAA. dAHEi. FL
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June ,. 1887.
Upon inquiry at the Office of the Potomac
Steamboat Company here to-day, it was
learned that two representatives of the
knights of labor, Messrs. Wimsatt of Alex
andria, and Ferry of this city, called there and
demanded that Captain Davis of the Nor
folk steamer Excelsior be discharged but
that as Captain Davis was competent and
efficient officer, and as nobody had brought
any charges against his management of the
boat. and as that management was perfectly
satisfactory to the company owning the
boat, their demand was not complied
with and would not be. IL was also
learned, but not there, that MIR. Moncnre
Robinson, one of the largest stockholders in
the company, and Mr.. Savage, its president,
mad said that as the company knew more
about their own business and the parties in
whose hands to put it, and were more in.
terested in its success than Messrs. VIM
satt and Ferry, they thought they had better
continue to appoint the captains oil their
own steamers, as they have heretofore been
doing, than to turn that matter over to peo-
pie not interested to the extent of dollar
In the line. It was said at the Office that
che attempted boyc OF the line IN conse.
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THE CAR AT HoME.--Despite the unceas

The CAR AT HoME-Despite the unceas.
ing vigilance of the police, TO which the car
certainly owed his life the other day, no
such thing as ordinary tranquility or COM
fort is known in the imperial household.
No one is trusted for the nihlists have their
adherents everywhere, even in the royal
kitchen no food can be eaten that is not pre-
viously tested no room can be occupied,
even for an hour at a time, without special
precautions being taken against attack by
explosives or otherwise. /. is never known
in what bedroom the cZar will sleep. FIRE.
quenty, after being an hourin one bedroom,
he changes to another, and ne generally
sleeps in part of the palace, an attic, or
even cellar, where he is least likely TO be
looked for. 1t might be thought that the
emperor's driving in the open street was a
proof of his courage, but this is not so. The
danger there is no greater than it is in his
study, guarded though he be indoors as we'll
as out of doors by triple rows of bayonets.-
London Life.
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WayIaid.

OwENBoRo, KY, June 2.-Esquire W. T
Ricketts,, prominent citizen and formerly
county official, was waylaid in the wood,
two miles from town on his way home Tues.
day evening, dragged from his horse BY
Vernon Tatum, his son-in-law, beaten IN
insensibility and then cruelty stabbed. He
was found yesterday morning in an uncop.
cious condition, but was afterwards restored
to consciousness sufficiently to tell his story.
He cannot live. There was a grudge be.
tween the men.
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in six hours. The Irex, hitherto the fastest
Yacht in England, covered the distance IN
six hours and twenty-three minutes, and the
Genesta in six hours and twenty-five min
utes. The Thistle was built for the purpose
of contesting for the Americas cupin New
York waters this fall.
At the convention of the Episcopal Do
cese of Easton, held at Chestertown Md,
Yesterday Rev. Jno. s. Lindsay, OF st. john
Church, Georgetown, D. C..was elected bish.
op, TO succeed the late Bishop Lay. He makes
the sixth bishop electsd since the death OF
Bishop Law in 1888. Mr.. Lindsay was once
chaplain of the House of Representatives
and il forty.five years old. He was elected
on the second ballot, receiving IA clerical
and II lay votes.
Ten thousand cases of plain and colored
tiannels were offered at public auction in
New York yesterday. The magnitude OF
the Offering attracted the leading jobbers
and retailers from al over the country, and
the sale was generally successful. Twilled
scarlets brought.from - to 40 cents plain
scarlets, 12| to 264 scarlet shakers, 22t 10
50 twilled royal blues, 164 to So white
hannels, IS to 2S4 The total sale reached
81, 900.
The 101st annual session of the diocese Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in Delaware
met in Newark Yesterday for the election OF
successor CT the late Bishop Lee. DR.. j.
H. Eccleston, of Baltimore, was put in nom.
ination and received the largest number Of
votes, but not sufficient to elect. DR.. Il. w
Gibson, of Dover; DR.. T. G. Litteli, of Will
mington; Rev. A. A. Benton, OF Newark
DR.. J. L. Coleman, Of Pennsylvania, and
DIR. ]. B. Hodges, Of Baltimore, all received
scattering votes.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Walt Whitman celebrated his sixty.eighth
birthday at his home in Camden, n. j., Tues.
day.
FIX. Representative Singleton, Of Mississip.
pi, says there is no need of an extra session
of Congress.
The Pope has ordered high mass and tie
deum in the English Catholic churches for
Queen Fictoria's jubilee.
The debt statement issued shows the re-
duction of the public debt during May to be
$S.SSS 997 65 Total cash in the Treasury
S466, 269, 52605.
The Ohio State Fair Association, whose
fair occurs next September, offers to back
the Toledo Cadets against the Lomax Rifles
for So 900 side, the drill to occur at the
fair.
A new county in Florida is very appro-
priately named Lake. as one half of the ter
ritory is occupied by lakes. Leesburg is the
leading town, and will probably be made
| the county sent.
Professor Spencer F. Baird, of the Smiths
oman institution is lying at his residence in
Washington in q very critical condition, and
his death may be expected at any hour.
For year or moro he has been failing in
strength
The democratic campaign in Kentucky is
to be opened at Lexington, June 10, on
which occasion Gen. Buckner, Senators
Beck and Blackburn, Congressman Brock
inridge and McCreary aud other democratic
orators will be present and address the peo-
pie.
James Smith, alias Charles Major, who re-
caived from Henry Smith 5000 worth of
diamonds stolen in Washington from Mrs.
General Cheatham, was discharged in Chi
cago yesterday, the lady's subsequent death
making it impossible TO prove the stones
/ stolen.
The Jury in the Sharp case is still incom-
plete. At the bour of the adjournment Of
the court yesterday, 200 talesmen had
been summoned, 6S2 examined, IS qualified,
10 peremptorily challenged by the prosecu-
ton, Il by the defence, 3 excused, and IL
| remain in The box.
The Queens route from Buckingham
Palace to Westminster Abbey or the 2lst
has been revised and extended. windows
along The line of march are letting for $50,
aud single first floor rooms for $50. Amer
leans are credited with being the highest
bidders, and forcing the prices up.
Mr.. Charles s. Bradley, the treasurer OF
the National Drill Committee, says that the
expenses of the drill will amour; 10 $50, GOO.
The committee paid $50, 450 in prizes. The
receipts amounted to $25 600, and an assess
ment OF $4,000 will have 10 be made upon
the subscribers to assist in paving up the
Indebtedness.
The test of locomotives made by the lie.
high Valley Railroad makes engine 444
famous. 1t is claimed that no other locomo.
tive now running can do as veil. She ran
lOa miles in 10! minutes up grade of 6S
feet. with nine cars. and made Il miles of
90 feet grade in 24i injuries. making ore
slow up for cattle on ii,e track
The yacht race ia England yesterday over
q 6fv mile course was won by the Thistle,
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LOST AlI.OOO

TRACEY, MINI, June 2.-J. ]. Hartigan
Of this place, has lost 81 900. A stranger
named Powell came along aud proposed to
Harligan to start a bank The organiza-
ton was effected and the concern started
though Powell put in no capital to speak Of
He then issued a certificate of deposit to an
alleged brother at Tracey for 81 900. The
brother went east and had the certificates
cashed by a bank in New York. Before
cashing the certificates the New York par.
ties teegraphed to Powell at Tracey and
received The reply that the money was on
DEPOSIT. Powell left Tracey as soon as he
had finished Lis part in assisting lis brother
to have the certificate cashed.
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yicted on his own confession. During the
trial of Steele he said his confession was ex'
tcrted from him and that he did not Kill
Potter. There was an immense crowd IN
the vicinity of the Jail when the hour OF the
execution arrived and when it became
known that only the reporters and
q few others would be admitted,
many secured positions in trees and on the
housetops overlooking the jail yard. Being
asked if he had anything to say, Steele
stated that it was hard for man to die for
something he did not do; that be was az In
nocent of Potter's death as any man living
The black cap was drawn over his face, q
special deputy pulled the cord, and Steele's
body rose in the air. His neck was broken
The cuprt was convicted purely on-hls own
confession, which he afterwards repudiated
us having no remembrance of making, anu
died solemnly protesting his innocence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02
Train Wrecked.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June 2.-Tbe east bound
express train on the Pitisburg aud Western
Railroad ran into Car of lumber last even.
ing, badly wrecking the engine but not
damaging the coaches. Engineer Al Shook
of this city, was crushed to death, and the
fireman, whose name could not be learned
seriously but not fatally hurt. None of the
passengers were Injured. The accident was
caused by the lumber car dropping down
from siding TO the main track.
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DANGER IN CIGARETTES Card Of
Bristol, Conn. Was attacked with severe
cramps last Wednesday, the muscles of his
limbs and face contracting to an alarming
extent, involving the organs of speech so
that he was unable TO speak, and cold
sweat started from his flesh. DR.. Woodward
was called, and after careful diagnosis Of
the case and ascertaining the extent of the
patients indulgence in cigarettes, decided
that it was nicotine poisoning. Remedies
were given to counterfeit the poison in the
system, and the patient is improving, but
still confined to his bed He has had a sim
liar but milder attack once before, yet ne
did not heed the admoniton TO give up the
mischievous cigarette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02
Train Robbers.

AUSTIN, Tex, June 2.-Johu and Cheed
Craft, Ike and Bill Ussery, and Chas. Buck
ley. the alleged Mcneil train robbers, had
hearing before the U. S. commissioner
yesterday. Buckley, to tie establishment OF
the other men, turned States evidence and
before he go5 through with his testimony
disclosed that he was in the employ of the
sheriff of Bear county, and had been for
some time. He had been detailed to watch
the men and he and they had planned to
rob bank at Luling, town on the Sunset
route. This, however, was abandoned, and
on May 4 they planned the Mcneil train
robbery a fellow named Hall was captain
OF the gang. He and the Crafts, the Usserys
and others not known to Buckley, commit
ted the robbery. Buckley was not with
the gang. The robbery was to occur on
tie 18th, but for some cause was delayed
until the 18th. Buckley, who is & very bad
man himself, and an exconyict, was EN-.
ployed to get the prisoners confidence and
expose their operations
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02
Fires.

SHOALS, Iud., June 2.-seyeral small
stores and houses were burned here this
morning. The loss is light.
CHAPPAoUA, n. Y, June 2-The shoe
factory of the Chappaqua Shoe Manulactur.
ing Company was totally destroyed by
fire last evening. But little of the contents
were saved. The loss is estimated at
$50 900; insurance $4,000. The cause OF
the fire is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02

THE Houston Post. in speaking OF the
fact that colored company was placed I'M
medately in front of the Vicksburg South
rons and the Memphis Zouaves in the re
cent military procession at Washington
says: 1.-THE Southern military were warned
10 time that they would probably be sub
ected to Sights and indgnities, and as mat
ters have turned out, those who refused to
enter may congratulate themselves on their
action" There is no doubt of the fact that
the knowledge of the intention of the man.
aosrs of the National Drill to make white
and colored companies competitors Tor the
same prizes, deferred many Southern sol
der company, not only from Texas, bet also
f.om cities much nearer Washington, from
participating in that drill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02

The Century magazine for June has been 10
ceived from its publishers in New York. Its con
tents are: Peterborough Cathedral, College Boat
Racing and the New London Regatta, Boat Racing
by Amateurs The Hundredth Man, Abraham
Lincoln, How Food Nourishes tho Body, Visit
to Count Jolstoi, Jack, Educaticn and Social Pro.
gress &From the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, Hand
to-Hand Fighting at spotsylvania, Memoranda on
tho Civil War, Lord Wolseleys Estimate OF Gen
Lee Landscape Gardeners Needed for America
Omen Letters, Brio 4. Brac and some poetry.
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The TroubIes in Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 2.-The master masons as
sociations have issued long document ad.
dressed to the bricklayers and stone masobs,
appealing to them as individuals to formu-
late some plan for settlement OF the pre-
sent difficulty. 1t sets forth the platform
adopted by the contractors AID builders.
and asks the mer to form union OF the
same basis upheld by the employers, and
then arbitrate any difficulties that may
arise
The Ne'cs says: The report to the efltc:
that the North Chicago Rolling Mill Com
pany's works, together with those of the
Calumet Iron Co., the Joliet Iron and Steel
Company and others would shut down in
q few days, owing to scarcity of coke
caused by the trouble il the Pennsylvania
regions, is not in accordance with The facts
A North Chicago Company official said yes
terday, that they had enough coke to run
their furnaces for week or more yet and
communication had been received fem
Pennsy lYania, which said that speedy
settlement of the strike Was expected.
The Calumet company does moi expect 10
shut down at ali as it las sufficient coke to
keep its furnaces running 1t is the ssma
with other companies There is enough
outside coke to keep the smaller works busy,
The North Chicago rolling mills being The
only ones that may have to shut down if the
Pennsylvania trouble is not settled
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CHARLES SIEDHoF, LII D, OF New Jersey
and his wife, having journeyed happily to-
gether for over half century, committed
suicide Tuesday. They preferred death to
separation, and took poison rather than 60
to the poor's house Each was over ninety
years of age. Yes, age and want are an ILL
matched pair, and show that man was
s'made 10 mourn" A sadder instance OF
the truth of Burns's famous poem has rarely
been recorded
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Rndv HncinerafeG.

FRESH POND, L. l., June 2.-The body
of George r. Disque, the wife murderer,
who was hanged in Jersey City yesterday,
was incinerated at the Mt. Olivet crematory
at 1890 o'clock to day.
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The Salt Lake Herald. allud:ng to the
vain attempts of certain men in Virginia to
repudiate the public debt of the State, which
attempts have now become the nations talk,
SAYS: "The bonds may never be redeemed,
but Virginia will suffer bad reputation
until the debt has been paid" People Ia.
milar with affairs in Utah, and who, there
fore know that tho Mormons are the most
honest and reputable in that Territory, are
not surprised at such aremark of one other
leading newspapers; but to the ignorant 1t
seems pretty bad that even Mormons should
be advising Vireiniaus to be honest.
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Assignment.

NEW YORK, June Frank B. Chase &
Co., dealers in fruits at No. 25l Washington
street, filed an assignment to-day for the
benefits Of creditors to B. NJ. Martin, with
preferences amounting to S., 400.
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uouse Struck by lightning.

VINcENNEs. Ind, June 2.-The residence
of G. W. Johnson was struck by Lightning
yesterday and two of his children were dan.
gerously injured. The whole family were
knocked senseless.
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UnfOundcd RnmOr.

NEW YORK, June "A report was circu-
lated on Wall street this afternoon that Jay
Gould was dead, but investigation showed
that the rumor was false.
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SENATOR SHERMAN, in his speech at
Springfield, Illinois, yesterday, character
lied the democratic, as the Confederate par
ty, and said the democrats of the South are
waving the Confederate flag. Indeed, the
general tenor of his speech was sectional,
and in that respect just the reverse OF The
ons no uads in Tennessee on his return
FROM Cuba. But Mr. sherman is one OF the
republicans who believe there is one more
Presidency in The bloody shirt. MIR. Sher-
man also said he was in favor of "a free bal
lot, a fair count aud correct returns" In
view of the fact of the prominent part Mr..
Sherman took in the Hayes fraud, this latter
remark fully equals any of his many pre-
vious exhibits of monumental effrontery.
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Murderer EIan.eiI.

JACKSON, Miss, June 2.-Wm Steele
colored, was hanged TO day privately in The
jail yard here for The murder OF Nelson Pot.
ter, colored, in this city Aug % b. last The
object of the murder WIS rohbsry, the two
men being total strangers. Steele was con
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Prize Fight.

NEW YORK, juno 2-Reagan this morn
ing defeated Files in n fight to q finish.
Forty four rounds were fought in two hours
and fifty five minutes.
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From st. Peter down to Leo XIII. there have
been 259 Popes. OF these 81 arc venerAted as
saints 33 were martyred, 1O4 were natives of
Italy, IA were Frenchnen, 9 Greeks, 7 Germans,
Asiatics, 3 Africans, 3 Spaniards, 5 Dalmatiaus
One was Hebrew, g Thracian, l n Holsnder,
/ a Portugese, 1 Candiot, and 1 an Englshman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-02

The Southern, Planter for Juno has been received
from its publishers in Richmond. Its leading ar
ticle is entitled "The General Outlook, by J. A
Reid
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MARRIED.

june LIST, 1887 at "Mirador," Albamarle coun
ty, by Rev. James B. Funston THOS SEMMES,
Of Alexandria, Va, and Miss MARGARET BYRD,
daughter Of the late Col. o. &. Funston No cards.
lsouthern Churchman and Lexingtoi Va and
Luray papers please copy.
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Senator John Sherman arrived at Chicago from
Springfield this morning and will be rendered 3
reception tonight.
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